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The eating plan for dialysis patients - higher protein (1.2 g/kg/day) with tight potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and fluid control.
Dialysis changes the dietary math: protein needs RISE to 1.2 g/kg/day because dialysis removes amino acids, while potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and fluid must be tightly controlled. The result is a higher-protein, low-potassium, low-phosphorus, low-salt, fluid-limited diet. Practical levers: egg whites and tofu for protein without phosphorus, leaching high-potassium vegetables, phosphate binders with every meal, and sodium control as the main driver of thirst and interdialytic weight gain. A renal dietitian personalizes the plan to the patient's labs and preferences.
A medication that binds potassium in the gut to lower blood potassium — allowing patients with CKD to stay on protective ACEi/ARB therapy.
A medication taken with meals that binds dietary phosphate in the gut so it is not absorbed - the cornerstone of phosphate control in advanced CKD.
High potassium in the blood — a common and potentially dangerous complication of CKD, especially with ACEi/ARB therapy — causing heart rhythm disturbances at severe levels.
A nutrition specialist who designs individualized kidney diets - balancing potassium, phosphorus, sodium, protein, and fluid against lab values.
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